Cultivation of plant used to make cocaine climbed 18% last year compared to 2015, with an estimated 188,000 hectares containing crops despite US efforts.
On 6th March, in spite of growing calls for an investigation into extra-judicial killings, the Philippine government lifted its suspension on police anti-drug operations.
Though previously convinced that prohibition was the correct option, Peter Muyshondt is now convinced that to save lives we must decriminalise and regulate drugs.